How to Block DeepSeek on Phones and Laptops
The DeepSeek app takes one entry to block. The website, the API, the open models running inside other apps and the look-alikes take a little more. This page covers all of it for Intune, Jamf, Google Admin and Apple profiles.
- Verified iOS bundle ID, App Store ID and Android package
- Government and state bans, checked and dated
- What an app block misses, and how to close each gap
Add com.deepseek.chat to the blocked apps list on supervised iPhones and iPads.
On Android, keep Managed Google Play on approved apps only, or assign DeepSeek with an uninstall action.
Block deepseek.com and its subdomains in browsers and your DNS or web filter.
DeepSeek bundle ID, package name and domains
MDM consoles block apps by identifier, not by name. Search the App Store for "DeepSeek" and you get the official app plus other apps reusing the name, so copy the identifiers below rather than picking from search results.
| Platform | Identifier type | Value | Where you paste it |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone, iPad | Bundle ID | com.deepseek.chat | Blocked app bundle IDs, hidden apps list, or Denied apps in the newer App settings configuration |
| iPhone, iPad | App Store ID | 6737597349 | Consoles that ask for an App Store link or numeric ID |
| Android, Chromebook | Package name | com.deepseek.chat | Managed Google Play app policy, Chrome Android app settings |
| Browsers, networks | Domains | deepseek.com and subdomains | Web filter, DNS filter, browser URL blocklist, firewall |
Domains people use in a browser
Most filters treat a parent domain entry as covering its subdomains. Browser URL blocklists usually do too, but test one subdomain after you save the rule.
The DeepSeek API base URL
The API follows a format that common AI client libraries accept, so coding assistants and plugins can point at it with a custom base URL. Blocking this host stops that traffic on networks you control.
Model versions do not matter for the block. DeepSeek ships new models often, but the app keeps the same bundle ID and package name through every update, so one entry keeps working.
Why organizations block DeepSeek
The reasons below come up most in school, government and business policies. They are about data handling and control, not about how well the chatbot answers questions.
Data stored in China
DeepSeek's privacy policy says user data is stored on servers in the People's Republic of China. For many agencies and regulated firms that alone rules it out.
An exposed database
In January 2025 security researchers found a DeepSeek database open to the internet, holding chat histories, API keys and backend details. It was locked down after they reported it.
Privacy regulators
Regulators in Italy, South Korea and Germany acted against the app in 2025, from ordering a block to pulling it from app stores or asking Apple and Google to remove it.
Government device bans
Australia, Taiwan, South Korean ministries, the Czech state administration and many US states barred it on government devices. Contractors often mirror those rules.
Confidential prompts
Staff paste contracts, code and student records into chat apps. Any unapproved AI tool is a leak path, and DeepSeek is often the first one a policy names.
School AI policies
Districts that allow one approved AI tool block the rest so teachers know what students can use. See AI apps on student devices.
DeepSeek bans by government: what was decided and when
Most actions target government devices and networks, not private citizens. We list the ones we could confirm; the wider picture across many apps is on our government device app bans page.
The national data protection authority ordered DeepSeek to block its chatbot in Italy over unanswered questions about personal data. The app disappeared from Italian app stores.
The Defense Information Systems Agency blocked Pentagon access, and the US Navy and NASA restricted use. The Commerce Department followed in early 2025.
A Finance Ministry note told staff to strictly avoid AI tools and apps, naming ChatGPT and DeepSeek, on office computers and devices.
Texas banned DeepSeek on state-issued devices, and New York and Virginia followed in February. A growing list of states acted by executive order or law.
A Protective Security Policy Framework direction (001-2025) ordered federal entities to block and remove DeepSeek products, apps and web services. Most states and territories then did the same.
South Korean ministries blocked it on work devices, and new downloads were paused from 15 February until the app returned about two months later. Taiwan barred government agencies from using it.
The No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act and, later, the No Adversarial AI Act were introduced. Neither had become law at the time of our last check.
The governor approved a law banning DeepSeek on state-owned devices and state networks.
Berlin's data protection commissioner reported DeepSeek to Apple and Google under the Digital Services Act and asked them to remove it from German app stores.
The government banned DeepSeek products in state administration after a warning from its national cybersecurity agency.
Is DeepSeek banned in the US?
Not for the public. Federal agencies acted one by one, states banned it on their own devices, and federal bills were introduced but had not passed when we checked.
Is DeepSeek banned in Australia?
On government systems and devices, yes, since 4 February 2025. The direction does not apply to the phones of private citizens or private companies.
Is DeepSeek banned in India?
No national ban. The Finance Ministry advisory covers its own office devices, and other departments decide for themselves.
Bans change. Before you cite one in a policy, check the current text from the government body concerned.
How to block DeepSeek in Microsoft Intune
Intune has two app list features for iOS that look alike. Only one of them actually stops the app, so pick carefully.
- In the Intune admin center go to Devices > Configuration > Create > New policy, choose iOS/iPadOS and Settings catalog.
- Add settings, open the Restrictions category and select Blocked App Bundle IDs.
- Enter com.deepseek.chat. Add other AI apps from your policy on the same list.
- Assign the policy to your device group and sync a test device.
Watch out: the Restricted apps setting in the older device restrictions template, with Prohibited apps, does not block anything. It only reports devices that have the app installed.
- On fully managed and corporate-owned work profile devices, leave Allow access to all apps in Google Play store unset or blocked, so only approved apps appear.
- If you do allow the whole store, approve DeepSeek in Managed Google Play, sync, and assign it to your groups with the Uninstall intent. That removes it and keeps it out.
- On personally owned work profiles, you control the work side only. The personal side of the phone stays outside your MDM.
- Create a Settings catalog policy for Microsoft Edge and add DeepSeek domains to Block access to a list of URLs. Do the same in the Chrome settings if Chrome is allowed.
- If you use Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps with Defender for Endpoint, mark DeepSeek as Unsanctioned when it appears in your app catalog, so Windows devices block it in any browser.
The full Intune walkthrough for any app list is on blocking apps in Intune.
Block DeepSeek in Jamf, Google Admin and other consoles
Jamf Pro
Go to Devices > Configuration Profiles > New. In the Restrictions payload open Apps, filter for iOS and Supervised, and set App Usage to Some apps not allowed.
Add the DeepSeek app, scope the profile and save. Jamf app blocking in detail.
Jamf School
Create an iOS profile and add the Safelist and Blocklist payload. Use Add Application to put DeepSeek on the blocklist and save.
Jamf School can also block an App Store genre, but Productivity is too broad for this job.
Google Admin console
Android apps live under Apps > Web and mobile apps. With advanced management, limit installs to the apps on that list and leave DeepSeek off it.
Chromebooks
Under Devices > Chrome > Apps & extensions > Users & browsers, set DeepSeek's Android app to Block. Then add the domains under Settings > Content > URL Blocking.
Do both: Android apps on ChromeOS can ignore the Chrome URL blocklist.
Mosyle
Add com.deepseek.chat to the app blocking list in your iOS restrictions profile for supervised devices. Labels differ between Mosyle's school and business editions, so check the current console.
Iru (formerly Kandji)
Use a restrictions library item that blocks apps by bundle ID on supervised devices. Kandji now operates as Iru, so menu names may have shifted; our Kandji guide tracks the current steps.
Block DeepSeek with an Apple configuration profile
No MDM, or testing on one iPad? A hand-built profile with a Restrictions payload does the job on supervised devices. Install it with Apple Configurator (Add > Profiles) on an iPad connected by cable.
What the profile contains
- Payload type com.apple.applicationaccess
- Key blockedAppBundleIDs with an array of bundle IDs
- Effect: the app is hidden and cannot launch
- Requirement: supervised device
iOS 27 and later
Apple marked the bundle ID restriction keys as deprecated from iOS 27 and points to the declarative App settings configuration, which has Allowed apps and Denied apps lists. It needs supervision and Automated Device Enrollment, so check how your MDM sends it.
<dict>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.applicationaccess</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>org.example.block.ai</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>REPLACE-WITH-A-NEW-UUID</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>blockedAppBundleIDs</key>
<array>
<string>com.deepseek.chat</string>
</array>
</dict>
This is only the inner payload. Wrap it in a top level profile of type Configuration, or read our mobileconfig guide for a complete file layout.
What blocking the DeepSeek app does not cover
An app block closes one door. Here are the others people walk through, and the control that closes each one.
The website
chat.deepseek.com works in Safari, Chrome or any browser on the device.
The API in other tools
Code editors, browser extensions and office add-ins can send prompts to api.deepseek.com with a user's own key.
Open models elsewhere
DeepSeek publishes its model weights openly. Other chat apps and cloud platforms offer DeepSeek models, and laptops can run them locally.
Look-alike apps
Apps from other developers reuse the DeepSeek name in titles and icons. Each has its own bundle ID, so your one entry does not touch them.
VPN and proxy apps
A VPN moves traffic past your network filter. The app block still holds, but the website and API block do not.
Unsupervised and personal phones
Bundle ID blocks need supervision. Personal phones only follow rules inside a work profile or managed apps.
Removing an installed copy: MDM can only uninstall apps it manages. If a user installed DeepSeek before enrollment, the block hides it and stops it opening, and the data stays on the device until the user deletes it or the device is wiped.
How to test your DeepSeek block
Run these checks on one supervised test device per platform before rolling out to everyone.
- The DeepSeek icon is gone from the home screen and App Library after sync.
- Searching for DeepSeek in Spotlight does not open the app.
- The App Store install button fails or the app vanishes right after install.
- chat.deepseek.com shows your filter's block page in every allowed browser.
- A request to api.deepseek.com from a laptop on your network is refused.
- On Android, the app is missing from the managed Play store or removed after sync.
- Chromebook: both the Android app and the website are blocked for a student account.
- Your MDM shows the profile as installed with no errors on the test device.
DeepSeek is one of many AI apps: block the category
Most AI policies cover more than one chatbot. Here are a few of the AI assistants that sit next to DeepSeek in our AI / LLM Tools category, with identifiers you can paste today.
| App | iOS bundle ID | App Store ID | Android package |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | com.openai.chat | 6448311069 | com.openai.chatgpt |
| Google Gemini | com.google.gemini | 6477489729 | com.google.android.apps.bard |
| Perplexity | ai.perplexity.app | 1668000334 | ai.perplexity.app.android |
| Grok | ai.x.GrokApp | 6670324846 | ai.x.grok |
| Doubao | com.bot.doubao | 6459478672 | Use the package lookup |
| Character.AI | ai.character.app | 1671705818 | ai.character.app |
The full list with every verified AI app is on our AI apps list. Our blocklist files import into Intune, Jamf and other MDMs as bundle ID lists, package lists and ready .mobileconfig profiles, so new AI apps reach your devices without anyone typing IDs. See plans.
DeepSeek blocking FAQ
What is the DeepSeek bundle ID?
The official DeepSeek - AI Assistant app uses bundle ID com.deepseek.chat and App Store ID 6737597349. On Android the package name is the same string, com.deepseek.chat.
Is DeepSeek banned in the US?
There is no nationwide ban for the public. Federal bodies such as the Pentagon's network agency, the Navy, NASA and the Commerce Department restricted it, many states banned it on state devices, and federal bills were introduced in 2025.
Is DeepSeek banned in Australia?
On government systems, yes. A federal direction of 4 February 2025 requires government entities to block and remove DeepSeek products, apps and web services. Most states and territories followed, and private users are not covered.
Is DeepSeek banned in India?
Not for the public. In early 2025 the Finance Ministry told its staff to avoid AI tools and apps such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek on office computers and devices to protect government data.
Does blocking the DeepSeek app also block the website?
No. An MDM app block only stops the app. Block chat.deepseek.com and the other DeepSeek domains in your web filter, browser policy or DNS filter to stop browser access as well.
How do I remove DeepSeek from managed devices?
On supervised iPhones and iPads, add com.deepseek.chat to the blocked app list so the app is hidden and cannot open. On fully managed Android, assign the app with an uninstall action. MDM can only uninstall apps it manages.
Do I need to update the block when DeepSeek releases a new model?
No. The bundle ID and package name stay the same across app updates and model releases. New look-alike apps from other developers do need new entries, which a category list adds in its next update.
Is there a paid version of DeepSeek?
The consumer chat app and website have been free to use, while developer access through the API is billed by usage. Check DeepSeek's current terms, because offers change.
Block every AI app, not just DeepSeek
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